In this beautifully-written guide, Chief Druid Philip Carr-Gomm shows how the way of Druids can be followed today. He explains the ancient history and inspiring beliefs of the ancient Druids; Druidic wild wisdom and their tree-, animal-, and herb-lore; the mysteries of the Druids' seasonal celebrations; their use of magic; and how their spirituality relates to paths such as Wicca. This guide shows how the wild wisdom of the Druids can help us to connect with our spirituality, our innate creativity, the natural world, and our sense of ancestry.
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Philip Carr-Gomm is a writer and psychologist living in Sussex. He is the author of The Druid Way and Druidcraft, and the co-author of The Druid Animal Oracle and editor of the Book of Druidry and In the Grove of Druids. In 1988 he was asked to lead The Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids, one of the largest international Druid groups. He combines his role as Chief Druid with a private practice in psychotherapy, writing and giving workshops worldwide. He is always in demand worldwide for radio, television and newspaper interviews, and for lecturing. (A full listing can be found at his author's website at http://druidry.org/pcg.).
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Philip always wanted to be a writer and wrote short stories when he was 11 and 12. But then he found the Buddha, the Druids, and Psychoanalysis, and this was all so interesting he forgot about writing until a publisher he met at a dinner party in London, when he was in his late thirties, invited him to write a book. The result, 'The Elements of the Druid Tradition', soon became one of the best sellers in the 'Elements Of' series, and he was asked to write a follow-up: 'the Druid Way'. Twenty years' later he's still writing, having broadened his scope from the topic of Druidry, with its contemporary environmental relevance, to include the history of magic in England in 'The Book of English Magic', the subject of sacred sites in the lavishly illustrated 'Sacred Places', and the subject of nudity in religion, politics and popular culture in 'A Brief History of Nakedness.' You can find his author website at http://philipcarrgomm.druidry.org and his blog at http://philipcarrgomm.wordpress.com
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
By Grail
Format:Paperback
Review from October 20, 2004:
According to the author, he started off doing a new edition of "The Elements of the Druid Tradition", but ended up with a (mostly) new book, so some of this may be familiar.
What does this book cover?
A basic history of Druidry - ancient, the 17th century revival, and modern Neopagan (mainly in the form of OBOD - the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids, of which the author is the current head).
It will give you an overview of what we know of how druidry was, and is now practiced, especially the theology of OBOD, but despite the exercises at the end of each chapter, I feel they're more designed to get you to confront your ideas of who the Druids were, what it's like now, and establish whether Druidry is the right path for you (all very valuable), rather than actual hands-on practice of Druidry (on the other hand, I'm coming from a Wiccan background, which does have more of a "do first, think later" approach).
While I think different people would get different things out of this book, personally I found the history most interesting, and hope that someday (soon?) some Druid scholar will write a work comparable to Wicca's "Triumph of the Moon" by Ronald Hutton. In the meantime, this covers something of the history of Druidry and Neopagan Druidry in Britain, as well as the connections between the founder of OBOD, Ross Nichols, the founder (to my knowledge) of Wicca, Gerald Gardner, and other occult figures of the time. If someone fleshed it out a bit more, and covered the evolution of Neopagan Druidry in America as well, I think it would be a work well worth reading just for the history. :)
According to the author, he started off doing a new edition of "The Elements of the Druid Tradition", but ended up with a (mostly) new book, so some of this may be familiar.
What does this book cover?
A basic history of Druidry - ancient, the 17th century revival, and modern Neopagan (mainly in the form of OBOD - the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids, of which the author is the current head).
It will give you an overview of what we know of how druidry was, and is now practiced, especially the theology of OBOD, but despite the exercises at the end of each chapter, I feel they're more designed to get you to confront your ideas of who the Druids were, what it's like now, and establish whether Druidry is the right path for you (all very valuable), rather than actual hands-on practice of Druidry (on the other hand, I'm coming from a Wiccan background, which does have more of a "do first, think later" approach).
While I think different people would get different things out of this book, personally I found the history most interesting, and hope that someday (soon?) some Druid scholar will write a work comparable to Wicca's "Triumph of the Moon" by Ronald Hutton. In the meantime, this covers something of the history of Druidry and Neopagan Druidry in Britain, as well as the connections between the founder of OBOD, Ross Nichols, the founder (to my knowledge) of Wicca, Gerald Gardner, and other occult figures of the time. If someone fleshed it out a bit more, and covered the evolution of Neopagan Druidry in America as well, I think it would be a work well worth reading just for the history. :)
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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This account of the druid tradition, as it is currently understood and practiced, is both knowledgable
and inspired. I enjoyed reading this well written, wide-ranging book, finding it an excellent introduction
to a fascinating, contemporary subject.
and inspired. I enjoyed reading this well written, wide-ranging book, finding it an excellent introduction
to a fascinating, contemporary subject.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By tarotqueen
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book is a great introductory and is the one that convinced me to save some money for obod's classes. It covers all the basics of Druidry and I felt very comfortable with druidry wile reading it.
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This book, written by the Chosen Chief of the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids provides excellent information and illuminates many concepts key to the Druid path. Read more
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Great read.
If you are interested in Neo-Druidry please stop reading this review and go read the book. You're still here go read it.
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